Preview: Nonnewaug Chiefs vs. Gilbert Yellowjackets
Nonnewaug is 8-2 against Gilbert since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Nonnewaug Chiefs just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Gilbert Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nonnewaug has nine straight victories, Gilbert has 19 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Nonnewaug can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past O'Brien RVT 80-42 on the road. Given Nonnewaug's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while O'Brien RVT is ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-36, which was the final score in Gilbert's tilt against Seymour on Monday. Gilbert was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-11.
Nonnewaug pushed their record up to 16-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Gilbert, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything came up roses for Nonnewaug against Gilbert in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 96-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nonnewaug since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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